In pictures – polio campaign in Syria

Al Othman Medical Center in Damascus is managed by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and supported by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). It provides support for vulnerable communities regardless of their political affiliations and recently took part in a nationwide polio-vaccination campaign to ensure the life-threatening disease does not get a grip on the population.

Dr. Tarek from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent health department and Dr. Jeyathesan Kulasingam, the health delegate of the IFRC in Syria, check the pharmacy of the clinic.

Limar, a 15-day old baby girl displaced from Rural Damascus gets polio vaccination, following the national polio-vaccination campaign, at Al Othman medical center in Damascus

Mohammad, Limar’s six-year old brother, and Dr. Jeyathesan Kulasingam assist in the vaccination.

A 5-year old boy, recently displaced, gets his polio vaccination from Dr. Tarek of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent health department following the national polio-vaccination campaign.